Optimal diets in old age?

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Juhana Harju - 06 Jun 2006 09:14 GMT

I have been wondering if there are specific dietary needs in old age which
would make the optimal diet different from optimal diets for previous age
groups. Reduced absorption of nutrients is clearly one factor affecting
dietary needs in elders, as are the reduced caloric needs. One could assume
that taking care of nutrient density and easy absorption of food would be
important issues in the old age. Are there any other factors that should be
considered?

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David R. Throop - 06 Jun 2006 13:26 GMT

> One could assume
>that taking care of nutrient density and easy absorption of food would be
>important issues in the old age. Are there any other factors that should be
>considered?

Good question.

The Cytochrome P450 system slows down in the elderly. So it takes
longer to clear slightly toxic substances - including, I suppose, many
dietary alkaloids. Not sure how that translates into a specific
dietary recommendations, tho.

DRT

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Paul Antonik Wakfer - 07 Jun 2006 18:29 GMT

> I have been wondering if there are specific dietary needs in old age which
> would make the optimal diet different from optimal diets for previous age
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> --
> Juhana

While I agree that thinking that dietary (and other lifestyle) needs
are different in old adulthood from that in younger adulthood is
reasonable within the standard context of increasing systemic
dysfunction with increasing chronological age, I contend that such
thinking is contrary to the entire idea of prevention of such change.

If one is truly preventing such changes and maintaining youthful
function (which is certainly the goal of all rational anti-aging
therapies) then one's optimal diet will remain essentially the same at
all ages. And to the extent that one's therapies ameliorate such
changes, one will then no longer need the therapy (or at least not at
such a strong dosage).

--Paul Wakfer

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Mr. Natural-Health - 08 Jun 2006 02:29 GMT

Tom Mathews wrote:

> > I have been wondering if there are specific dietary needs in old age which
> > would make the optimal diet different from optimal diets for previous age
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> dysfunction with increasing chronological age, I contend that such
> thinking is contrary to the entire idea of prevention of such change.

Now for an intelligent response from moi. :)

Look at the studies of the elderly. What are these people often
deficient in?
At the top of the list would be water and protein.
--
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Strange Creature - 09 Jun 2006 01:32 GMT

Pizza and cheeseburgers, sweets,
smoking, drinking, and no exercise.

These will produce maximal
enjoyment to a happy and fulfilled
existance.

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